1937: Flood victims queue to get hold of basic necessities of life following the Great Ohio River flood

One of her most iconic images depicted victims of the Great Ohio River flood of 1937.

The provocative picture shows people queuing for food and clothing from the Red Cross relief station, in front of a billboard ironically preaching: “World’s highest standard of living, there’s no way like the American way.”

Remarkably, Bourke-White was the first ever female war correspondent, and also the first woman to be allowed to work in combat zones in WWII.

This great achievement was honoured when she was made a Women’s History Month Honouree by the National Women’s History Project.